Kal Tire Place hosts 24th annual Vernon Spring Home Show – Okanagan | 24CA News
Kal Tire Place has been reworked from a hockey rink into an enormous buying centre for the 24th annual Vernon Spring Home Show.
Over 70 native companies from across the Okanagan have arrange their displays on the world’s occasion degree, from dwelling home equipment to furnishings.
“We’ve got a little something for everyone here,” described present supervisor, Jim Rice.
“If your furnace is going, we’ve got furnace people here, and if you need to put a roof on, we’ve got roofers here – anything about your home, landscaping, inside, outside of your house, we’ve got you covered.”
Rice added that the occasion additionally supplies a lift to the native financial system.
“For the economy here, it’s about driving local business, and some of these businesses, they don’t just look at Vernon as their territory, but the Okanagan Valley,” mentioned Rice.
“So particularly in the north here, this territory will stretch up to Salmon Arm, Sicamous, Enderby and those outlying communities, and people from those communities come to this event.”
One customized woodworker says coming to occasions like that is extremely useful for his business.
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“This is my marketing for the year pretty much,” defined proprietor of Spartan Woodworks, Steven Gervais.
“I come to these shows and talk to a lot of people, hand out a lot of cards, and from there, I get work because word of mouth travels from there and it’s pretty much what I do.”
With lots of of individuals strolling by Kal Tire Place this weekend, companies from out of city are additionally profiting from the chance to attach with purchasers who in any other case won’t get to go to their retailer.
“It’s great localized exposure for us,” mentioned Canada Cabinet worker, Rick Bohna.
“We service the whole Okanagan, so to come out to Vernon and meet clients face to face, is just a great way to introduce our product to everybody in the area.”
The Home Show continues Sunday from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m., and admission is free.
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